The company is expanding local operations in one of its fastest-growing markets

April 24, 2019 09:00 PM Hong Kong Time - SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Udemy, the global marketplace for learning and teaching online with over 30 million students and 42,000 instructors worldwide, has appointed Irwin Anand as the company’s India Managing Director effective immediately. Anand’s responsibilities include opening Udemy’s first India office, growing the local team, and deepening the company’s investment in the region. As India is one of the company’s fastest growing markets, with revenue and students doubling year-over-year, Anand will be also focused on further localizing the Udemy student and instructor experience in India.

Before joining Udemy, Anand was the Chief Operating Officer at OLX India, a marketplace for pre-owned goods, jobs, and real estate where he led initiatives across marketing, product and technology, customer experience, monetization strategy, and advertising. Before OLX, Anand led business development for Yahoo! India where he built mobile distribution partnerships and was a key influencer in local product roadmaps. Anand holds an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur and B.E. Engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.

“On behalf of the whole Udemy team, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Irwin,” said Gregg Coccari, Udemy CEO. “With a mission to improve lives through learning, Udemy sees a big opportunity to bring a more localized experience for our students and instructors in India. Irwin has the right experience to help us extend the benefits of our learning platform to students, companies, and governments alike.”

“It is an exciting time to join as Udemy is already on a huge growth trajectory bringing learning opportunities to millions around the world,” said Irwin Anand, Udemy India Country Manager. “I look forward to working with the team, building our local operations, and making education available to even more people and in all corners of India.”

About Udemy

Udemy is the online learning destination that helps students, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to compete in today’s economy. More than 30 million students learn from 42,000 instructors teaching 100,000 courses in over 50 different languages. Whether learning for professional development or personal enrichment, students everywhere can master new skills through self-paced, on-demand courses, while experts have a way to share their knowledge with the world. For companies, Udemy for Business offers subscription access to 3,000+ business-relevant courses, powerful learning analytics, as well as an easy-to-use platform to host and distribute their own content in one central place. The company also offers Udemy for Government, a highly customizable learning platform designed to upskill workers across nations and prepare them for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Udemy is privately owned and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Ireland, Turkey, and Brazil.